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Hi everyone!

Happy Thursday! We hope everyone is having a lovely day! We’ve posted some fun features on the blog today – What We Love #2 and a Last Minute Father’s Day Gift Guide – be sure to check them out!! We are also hosting a Neon & On FQ Bundle Facebook Giveaway this week. Lots of exciting stuff! :)

It’s also time for our Thankful Thursday! Today we are featuring a beautiful magazine, Sewing World Magazine, who was so kind to feature us in their latest June 2014 issue. Sewing World Magazine is a monthly magazine dedicated to contemporary projects (quilts, bags, clothing, and more!), delicious fabrics, and sewing techniques & interviews. This modern magazine is bright, fun, and fresh…and such a delight to flip through. Their editor, Julie Briggs, has such a great eye for all things pretty! In their latest June issue, they have included some Summer-inspired project ideas (their cover page pillow is a stunner!) and a 16 page special on kids’ makes…and so much more! We definitely recommend this gorgeous, and equally informative, magazine to all our fellow modern, sewing enthusiasts!

Our Birds of a Feather by Allison Cole Collection was featured as the monthly “The Fabric Stash“! This regular, monthly feature is gorgeous and inspiring…just look at all those vivid colors! Who would not be inspired? “The Fabric Stash” is such a brilliant idea, and we are so honored to have been chosen for this month. They included a little write up on Allison, as well as the collection images, and stockist details. So so fun!

Be sure to check out the Sewing World Magazine’s website to find out how to get your hands on their latest issue, and for even more! You can also check them out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter. They have lots of beautiful projects and inspiring “eye candy”! Thank you so much for featuring our fabrics, Sewing World; the spread is just so stunning! Have a great day everyone :)

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone!

Happy Friday! We hope everyone is having a fantastic day. We definitely are having a great day in the office today! Christmas presents and a cookie exchange…we’ve now got a sugar rush but in the best way possible. Yum! What is everyone else up to for the day? :)

We have a Freddie’s Friends and Fabric Giveaway on our blog too! Click here to enter :) You can win an Olive the Owl sewing pattern and the accompanying fabric.

And it’s also Fan Friday on the blog. Today we are sharing a crafty Etsy shop, Thread Lightly Designs. Thread Lightly Designs is run by a mother/daughter team, Elaine and Erin, who create handcrafted, stylish accessories, book covers, bags, and more! Erin and Elaine choose fabric designs that are trendy, fun, and brightly eye-catching. What had started as a side project in 2010 has now expanded to a multitude of new products, a strong customer base, and the place for all your gifting needs!

Some of the stylish fabrics chosen were that of ours, such as our Birds of a Feather by Allison Cole collection! The feather and bird designs look especially darling as weekly planners…so sweet and functional!

They make the perfect gift for all your friends (and yourself!), and the best part is that the covers are reusable. There are also amazing wallets, bags, passport covers, luggage tags, hair accessories, and bags galore! Click to see even more dazzling products :)

Hi everyone!

Happy Monday! We hope everyone has had a restful weekend, and is having a great start to the week. It is now officially December, so let the countdown to Christmas begin!! “First we’ll make snow angels for two hours, then we’ll go ice skating, then we’ll eat a whole roll of Tollhouse Cookie-dough as fast as we can, and then we’ll snuggle” – Buddy, Elf Movie.

To kick off the countdown, we thought it would be fun to ask some fun holiday questions on the blog to get everyone even more excited for the upcoming festivities. Today’s question is: What is your favorite holiday treat? Yup, this is definitely a difficult one because there are so. many. yummy. treats. to choose from!! So, we won’t mind if you share a few ;)

For myself, I’d definitely have to say it’s a toss up between holiday puppy chow (muddy buddies) and my grandma’s fruitcake (…aka not your pre-packaged door stopper. Think lots of roasted pecans & walnuts, raisins, and candied fruit encrusted in sweet, buttery cake goodness…yummers!). We’ve also got our Design Studio team to share in the fun too, so scroll down for their yummy holiday treats:

Valeria: Panettone!! :)

Juan: Natilla y Buñuelos! :)

Marion: I can’t get enough of my Mum’s shortbread; I’m convinced it’s the best in the world. In fact, I may or may not have stolen several batches from the freezer in the days leading up to Christmases past …

Andra: It’s definitely hard to choose, but I must say that these last couple of years I’ve been obsessed with eggnog, yum. Another holiday classic that I look forward to are Romanian cabbage rolls; a delicious combination of pickled cabbage, pork, beef, seasoning and tomato sauce, not to mention that our family recipe is the best! oh man, now I can’t wait to get home and have some…om nom nom ;)

Shannen: I actually have 2 favorite holiday treats…On Christmas morning my dad makes fried bread-dough using the maple syrup he boiled from last spring. For Christmas dinner, my family doesn’t do the traditional large homemade dinner- in fact, my parents always found ordering Chinese take-out as a solution to keeping the day relaxing instead of stressing about a perfect meal. As odd as it may sound  – I have looked forward to this tradition every year for the past 15 years. 

As today is Monday, we’ve also got another Moody Monday for you! Today we are sharing with you our Birds of a Feather by Allison Cole mood board, a collection of tribal influence with its rustic colors. Birds of a Feather features a multitude of feathers, birds, floral prints, and butterflies to create lovely designs that are perfect for any little girl or boy’s room decor or apparel. Such a sweet and rich collection!

From the runway, we saw lots of tribal-inspired prints and silhouettes for the upcoming season but there is one that definitely sparks our interest! Mara Hoffman’s Fall/Winter 2013 RTW collection featured a strong assortment of colors and patterns that definitely had a tribal feel, especially having used textiles from Turkey and Uzbekistan. All the pieces were flowing, soft, and draped beautiful with striking prints. We are definitely inspired! To see the full collection, be sure to click here.

We hope you’ve enjoyed today’s Moody Monday post! Have you entered our Star Trek fabric giveaway yet? We are giving away 6 yards of our Star Trek fabric. Let us know who your favorite Star Trek character is here. Good Luck! We are announcing the winner this Wednesday, so be sure to enter before then :)

Happy Sewing!